On Saturday, September 24th, Hostile had its second screening at the Take One Film Festival. This screening took place at the Glasgow Centre for Contemporary Arts. It was another full screening with lots of people in the audience with a lived experience of the asylum system, which made for some really powerful reflections afterwards. The
In The New Arab article titled “Brutish British immigration policy consigns millions to poverty”, author Karolina Kroliczek writes about the UK’s No Recourse to Public Funds policy and its impact. Hostile director Sonita Gale was interviewed for the piece to discuss how the environment for migrants has changed since her parents arrived to the UK
Following on from last week’s event at the Grassmarket Community Project in Edinburgh, Hostile will have the second of its four screenings as part of this year’s Take One Action Film Festival at the Centre for Contemporary Arts in Glasgow. The screening begins at 4pm and you can get your tickets here. The Take One
On Tuesday, September 20th, Hostile screened for local residents at the Primrose Hill Community Association in London. It was shown as part of a regular slot reserved for discussions on global issues and the environment. The screening took place in front of a mixed audience of different ages and diverse backgrounds, including students. Those who
On Sunday, September 19th Hostile screened at the Take One Film Festival as part of its 2022 Festival lineup. The Take One Film Festival is an Edinburgh-based, independent charity founded by film lovers, cultural activists and globally-concerned citizens who believe that shared cinematic experience can catalyse lasting change. It includes director Ken Loach and screenwriter
On Thursday, September 8th, Hostile screened to an audience of students at Westminster University. The event was part of their London Summer School sponsored by the Erasmus Plus Project “MIGRANTS”. Sonita was joined in a post-screening discussion with Saskia Huc-Hepher from the French Studies department at the University of Westminster, whose research focuses on questions
On September 20th, Hostile will be screening at the Primrose Hill Community Association. All proceeds from the event will go back to the community centre. We can now announce that the event will be hosted by the writer and campaigner Andrew Feinstein who will be hosting the discussion. Andrew was an ANC Member of Parliament
We are very happy to announce that Hostile is part of the Official Selection at the Festival des Libertés and will make its debut in Belgium this October. The event will take place at 8,45pm on October 14th at the Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles, and will be followed by a Q&A with director Sonita Gale. The
Hostile will be a part of the line up at the Virtual Edition of this year’s Catalina Film Festival, which takes place between September 30th and October 9th. The Catalina Film Institute's non-profit mission is to help foster the growth of our filmmakers’ IMAGINATION, EDUCATION and DESTINATION while promoting film and the rich cinema history
We are happy to announce that between September and October 2022, Hostile will be screening at locations across Scotland as part of the Take One Action Film Festival (TOAFF). TOAFF is an Edinburgh-based, independent charity founded by film lovers, cultural activists and globally-concerned citizens who believe that shared cinematic experience can catalyse lasting change. The
